Inspired by the sense of touch

In today's LOAD prompt, Lain had us thinking about how we can convey the sense of touch into a scrapbook page.  Connecting an image with something tactile came rather easily to me.  I thought of this picture of my son and his beloved Teddy.

Before locating the actual picture, I thought he was holding the bear, but once found I realized he was using it as a pillow.  Either way, I still felt the picture evoked the sense of touch.  The fluffy softness of the plush toy...soft enough to be used as his pillow.

Then on to construct the layout.  I knew I wanted to use the more graphic designs from my kit, along with the bike embellishments to tie into the transportation elements in his bedding.  Shimelle, the master of combining pattern papers, assisted me in the layout with one of her starting points.  The final touch was the ruler at the top which symbolizes my son growing up.  I think he'll always have Teddy, but I'm not sure how much longer he'll be clenched under his arm or used as a pillow.  I'm glad I'll always have this layout that shows their special little bond.

Sweet (or as my scrappy pal Leslie says "sweat") Dreams!